‘What’s the Colour of My Voice?’ is a surrealist dream grounded in a strange semblance of normalcy. In a moment where the world can feel increasingly heavy-handed, where logic often feels suspended and helplessness sits quietly in the background, Absent Findings turns inward — not to escape, but to make.
The collection finds refuge within the four walls of the studio. Not as a coping mechanism, but as a quiet act of rebellion. A belief that to build something with genuine intent, to stay with the work, to cover the walls with references, drawings, textures, mistakes, and moments of beauty, is meaningful in itself. There is no need for spectacle. No hollow grand statement. No unnecessary pomp. Just the intimacy of making, and the discipline of showing up.
Inspired by the surrealist worlds of Leonora Carrington, the costume design of Oskar Schlemmer, Victorian frills, and the language of prep uniforms, the collection explores the desire to present oneself with care. Uniforms become less about conformity and more about intention — a way of showing up in one’s best image, of adding honest and beautiful meaning to the world rather than simply surviving within it.
Throughout the collection, controlled silhouettes are interrupted by gestures of ornament. Tailored jackets, vests, shirts, and trousers carry ruffles, gathered panels, decorative trims, and unexpected flashes of color. These details feel almost emotional in their placement — as if something romantic, theatrical, or instinctive is pushing its way through the discipline of the garment. The result is a wardrobe that sits between restraint and expression, between the uniform and the voice inside it.
An important part of this emotional language comes from heirloom saris, a recurring element within
the world of Absent Findings. Used across the collection as trims, accents, frills, piping, and delicate interventions, the sari is not treated as a nostalgic artifact, but as something alive. It embellishes the garments while adding memory, intimacy, and personal depth. Against the structure of tailoring and uniform codes, these inherited fabrics soften the collection, carrying traces of family, identity, and the quiet weight of things passed down.
SS27 also marks a shift in the brand’s visual language. Moving away from the desaturated coolness of previous palettes, the collection embraces colour with a new sense of openness: olive, rust, burgundy, lilac, ochre, muted blue, and deep brown appear with a quiet but deliberate force. Beauty does not need to be over-intellectualized to be meaningful. There is urgency in allowing joy to exist, in admitting that color can simply make us feel more alive. Darkness and brightness can sit together. One can love Joy Division and still be moved by the aesthetic world of Pink Flamingos.
‘What’s the Colour of My Voice?’ is a collection about choosing beauty without naivety, discipline without rigidity, and sincerity without spectacle. It is a reminder that in a world where things often do not add up, making something with care can still be its own form of clarity.
Photographer & Art Director: Laura Puscasu
Stylist: Shivani Sudhir
Hairstylist: Grenezza Muji
Set Design: Laura Puscasu, Shivin Singh, & Ravinder Singh
Talent: Oliver Raison, Dinika Govender, Leonardo Fabio Romero Santos, Karina Ilieva, Semyon Peresypkin, Noah Bashir, and Sara Zabihi
About Absent Findings
Founded by Creative Director Shivin Singh, Absent Findings is a Dubai-based fashion house exploring the intersections of memory, architecture, and cultural heritage. The brand draws on forgotten fabrics, personal narratives, and surrealist imagery to create garments that are both technically rigorous and deeply poetic.
Source: Absent Findings
